19 February 1980 (Virgin In-Store)

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JP in a gloriously irreverent mood. Start of show: 'This is John Peel once again, exclusively for the Virgin stores, starting with a wildly over the top record from Hong Kong.'

After playing Every Day by The Selecter "These days all of the critics the so-called pop pundits as they used to be called back in the 60's are slagging off the Two Tone bands like The Specials and The Selecter. I think they're wrong, bollocks to the lot of them say I for one."

After hearing that people in Coventry were listening to this tape and not buying anything, Peel comes out with the true message: 'Consume, consume, buy, buy, buy, then fuck off out of the shop.'

(JP: 'May I say, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, how happy Ron, Trevor and I are that you've decided to spend your time and money here with us in the Virgin store. We all think, and we hope you'll agree with us, that Virgin is a fun place to be, and that we're fun people, and that you're a fun person. Everybody and everything....oh god, I'm going to be sick.')